* PLEASE NOTE: The report "could" contain "Pirate/SLIM" operations or
more likely a "BUSTED CALLSIGN". As always, you never know - "Work
First Worry Later" (WFWL).

3B8 & 3B9, MAURITIUS AND RODRIGUEZ ISLAND
Jacques, F6HMJ, will be active
as 3B8/F6HMJ from Mauritius between January 5th and February 21st, except
between January 11-20th, he will be active as 3B9/F6HMJ from Rodriguez
Island. Activity will be on all HF bands using CW, SSB and possibly RTTY.
QSL via F6HMJ.

4F9, PHILIPPINES
Hans, DL5SDF, who has been active as DU9/DL5SDF from
Mindanao (OC-130), now has a new callsign of 4F9HXB. He was heard this
past week on 160/80/30/20 meters CW. QSL via DL5SDF.

7P8, LESOTHO
Sergey, RV9WJ, is now active as 7P8RU until December 17th.
Activity has been on 80/40/30/20 meters using SSB, RTTY and PSK31. QSL
via RV9WJ.

A3, TONGA (IOTA Op)
Dave, W6ZL, informs OPDX that he is planning to be
active as A35KL from Foa Island (OC-169) between December 16-20th. His
activity will be primarily CW, possible RTTY and SSB, using a K3 radio
and verticals on the beach for 80-10 meters. He will not have InterNet
access there. QSL LoTW or direct to W6ZL, with a SASE or new style IRC.

CQ NEWS
Richard Moseson, W2VU, Editorial Director from CQ Communications,
Inc., sent out the following press release on December 10th: "WorldRadio
Online Garners More Than 1000 'Fans' on Facebook -- WorldRadio Online,
the first major online-only ham radio magazine, has topped 1,000 fans on
its Facebook page, according to Editorial Director Rich Moseson, W2VU.
The magazine has had a presence on the social networking website since
February of this year.

The WRO page on Facebook provides a forum for posting messages of
interest to readers and potential readers, along with an opportunity
for readers to engage writers and editors in online conversations.

Reflecting the general demographics of Facebook, the magazine's fans
there tend to be younger than the perceived age of the amateur radio
community as a whole, with 65% of WRO Facebook fans being between the
ages of 25 and 54. 'This provides additional data to show that younger
hams are out there in large numbers, but perhaps are more visible in
cyberspace than at club meetings and hamfests,' notes Moseson. 'One
goal of our magazines is to build a community of readers who share
experiences and information with each other, and if our online presence
is able to help bring younger hams into that community, then we are
achieving that goal.'

WorldRadio Online has been published online by CQ Communications,
Inc., since February, 2009. The previous print version of the magazine
began monthly publication in 1971. CQ Communications is the leading
independent publisher in the amateur radio/hobby radio community. It
also publishes CQ Amateur Radio, CQ VHF and Popular Communications
magazines, along with a variety of books and related products."

CY0, SABLE ISLAND (Update/Rescheduled)
The CY0 team has announced this
past week: "Approval has been granted by Canadian authorities and the
Officer-in-Charge (OIC) for Sable Island, for a 3rd attempt at accessing
Sable Island, in early March 2011.

This time period was selected, in part, due to still having favorable
low band conditions, and also to receive the benefits of projected improved
solar conditions and propagation on the high bands near the Spring Equinox.

We are hopeful that weather conditions will be improved, even though we
have learned that no time period is certain when visiting Sable Island."
Watch for update on their Web site at:

LAST MINUTE UPDATE FROM RANDY/N0TG (dated Dec. 12th):
"Approval has
been granted for a 'third' try to access Sable Island. This attempt
will be in March 2011 with the hope that the weather won't be quite
as volatile. Sable weather though is always an issue. With this being
our third try, the link on the Web home page, "How To Contribute" is
available for any that wish to consider this matter which will be
helpful and appreciated. We’re optimistic and working hard to make
this happen. A side note: As of this writing the beach landing area
on Sable is still completely flooded from the storm surge one week
ago.....pictures are placed on the Web page at:

ADDED NOTE: Just a reminder. Al Wilson, VE1AWW/CY0, is an assigned worker
on Sable Island. His schedule is 3 months ON and 3 Months OFF. Currently,
he is on the island and will be active as work schedules permits through
DECEMBER. He is beginning to show up on the Clusters....

DX-CODE OF CONDUCT (Reminder)
The "DX-Code of Conduct" are some very
important guidelines on how to best use your station, as well as providing
good operating skills to make it into the DX log in away that is both
efficient and follows the ethical standards of operating on the amateur
bands. So please visit and become a supporter of the "DX-Code of Conduct"
Web page at:

"If you had these operations rejected in a recent application, please
send an E-mail to the ARRL DXCC Desk," Bill Moore states. He also states,
"Please note that due to heavy E-mail volume, you may not receive a reply.
Results will appear in Logbook of The World (LoTW) accounts, as well as
online on the daily listings."

PLEASE NOTE (Correction): Last week we listed the TS9A operation as
being in 2010. It should have read: "TS9A ­ Tunisia; 2009 Operation"

E5, SOUTHERN COOK ISLANDS
Giulo, IW3HVB, will be active as E51HVB from
two different Southern Cook Islands in the later half of December. His
current tentative schedule is as follows:
December 20-24th: Rarotonga Island (OC-013)
December 24-28th: Aitutaki Island (OC-083)

Activity will be holiday style mainly on 40 and 20 meters SSB; possible
operations on 17/15/12/10m if propagation is good. Suggested frequencies
are: 7057, 14267, 18137, 21267, 24957 and 28567 kHz. Equipment will be
an Elecraft K3 w/100w into a multi-band vertical antenna by I1UJX and
a 10 meter fishing rod vertical for 40 meters. QSL via IW3HVB, direct or
by the Bureau. If an InterNet connection is available, daily log uploads
will be possible on the following Web page. If not, log will be avilable
after his return at:

IOTA NEWSNA-180. (NEW ONE) Just a reminder, that German operators Joe/DJ1JB
(V31ML) and Max/DJ4EL (V31ME) will be on a IOTA DXpedition
activating four IOTAs from Belize during January 2011. The
duo plan to activate the following IOTAs on the following
dates:

Activity will be on 80-10 meters SSB using two stations with
100 watts (Kenwood TS50 and an Icom IC-706) into homemade
Quads, a wire antenna and a vertical. QSL via their home
callsign, by the Bureau or direct.

OC-093. Gerard, F2JD, (who is at the moment in Manilla, Philippines,
for his business, and is active as DU1/F2JD) will be active
as DU2/F2JD from Batanes Islands (before joining up with the
multi-national DX0DX team) between December 14-19th. Activity
will be on 20/17/15 meters using CW and SSB. He will travel
to the Zambales Province (200km NW from Manilla) around and
between December 26th and January 2nd, where there is less
QRM than in Manilla City. On Januray 4th, he will travel to
Palawan to joint the guys to go to Spratly. He will be back
around January 15th, in Manilla and stay until January 24th,
before heading back to Paris, France. QSL via F6AJA.

J7, DOMINICA
Jan, DL7JAN, is planning to be active as J79AN (applied
for) from Dominica (NA-101) between February 23rd and March 6th (2011).
Activity will be on 40-10 meters, possibly 80 meters, using CW, SSB and
RTTY. Jan plans to make a special effort to listen for Asia especially
to JA. QSL via DL7JAN, direct or by the Bureau.

KH6BZF PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (For December 13-19th)

Dec 13 HN-AN SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS
Dec 14 AN-HN --------------------
Dec 15 AN BN - Below Normal
Dec 16 AN AN - Above Normal/Geomagnetic Level is QUIET
Dec 17 AN LN - Low Normal
Dec 18 AN HN - High Normal/Geomagnetic Level is UNSETTLED
Dec 19 AN DIS - Disturbed
VDIS - Very Disturbed
GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE
---------------------
QUIET - The "A" index is expected to be between
0-7 and the "K" index will be 2 or less
UNSETTLED - The "A" index is expected to be between
7-16 and "K" index will be 3 or less

P6, SABA
Mike, G4IUF, will be active as PJ6/G4IUF between January 27th
and March 3rd (2011). Activity will be holiday style, but definitely
not as laid back as his recent CT3 trip, on 80/40/20/15/10 meters using
CW and SSB. Suggested frequencies are:CW - 7 kHz up from the band edge.SSB - 3797, 7147, 14157/14247, 21277 and 28477 kHz.
Equipment is an IC-7000 and W3DZZ antenna. He states that from his rental
villa he will be able to use plenty of trees for antennas. QSL via his
home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. NO eQSL.

9V1SJ QSLS. It is almost impossible to receive a QSL from this station.
If you look on QRZ.com, it states "SORRY, WE DON'T HAVE A MANAGER OR
QSL CARDS FOR THIS STATION" ... even the operators ask stations not
to use the address in QRZ.com. However, some stations "MAY" receive a
QSL card for activity between December 7-11th. One of the operators
named Joe, home call VK5WU, who operated from 9V1SJ as a demonstration
for JOTA, for the Boy Scouts, "MAY" send QSLs out via the Bureau once
he returns to Australia. KYFC!

PJ4D AND PJ4W QSL STATUS. Kelly, N0VD, PJ4D team member, reports that
the PJ4D design went to the printer last week. The PJ4W card is still
in the design stage and will go to the printer in the next couple of
weeks.

TC2010GT via TA1HZ. Activity was by the members of the TCSWAT (TC Special
Wireless Activity Team) this past weekend and was from the Galata Tower.
This is the last special callsign to be used by TCSWAT for the "Istanbul-
European Capital of Culture 2010" theme. The TCSWAT policy is to send QSL
cards 100% via the bureaus. Please do not rush to send in your QSL card
direct. At the beginning of January, TCSWAT will start sending out all its
QSL cards to the many countries in the bureau system. More details are
available at (QRZ.com) and www.tcswat.org.

T8, PALAU
Tack, JE1RXJ, will be active as T88RX from the "West Plaza
Rental Shack by the Sea Hotel" in Koror, Palau (OC-009), between January
21-26th. Activity will be holiday style on 160-6 meters using CW and SSB.
His emphasis will be on the lower band and CW. QSL via JE1RXJ, direct
(see (QRZ.com)) or by the JA Bureau.

XW, LAOS (Update)
Hiroo, JA2EZD, will once again be active as XWPA
(callsign is correct and not XW2A) from the Vientiane DX Club for another
year (specific dates not provided). Activity will be on the HF bands
using an IC-706 and TL922 amplifier. He was spotted on 15 meters CW
between 0730-0830z. QSL via: Hiroo Yonezuka, Box DD153, Huang Sathai,
Vientiane, Laos.

ZS8, MARION ISLAND (Update)
Pierre, ZS1HF/ZS8M, is partially QRT for
a while until he identifies the severe electronic interference from the
new base. He hopes to operate for short periods during this time. He
thinks he has identified the fire alarm system and the air handling
units as the main culprits. Once switched on, they cause severe broad
band interference, preventing successful HF operations, even on the
commercial frequencies. Pierre has relocated his ZS8M operation to the
old radio room in the old base for the time being and will be operational
from there until he can eliminate the QRM. Pierre was heard this past
Saturday on 15 meters (around 21250 kHz) between 1345-1517z. He also
mentions that he has been away from home for 8 months now and only has
5 months left on the island. He expects to be back in Cape Town on May
11th. Pierre has also released another newsletter from Marion Island
(Special Christmas edition) where he provides more pictures, along with
more details about the happenings and activities on the island. His
newsletter can be found online at: